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'Othello'
'Othello'
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How well do you know one of the Bard's greatest tragedies?
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1
What happens to Brabantio in the end?
He follows Desdemona to Cyprus.
He sells all his land.
He dies because of the hurt from Desdemona's marriage.
He runs away from Venice.
2
STRUCTURE ROUND: In which scene does the power shift dramatically from Othello to Iago?
Act V, Scene i
Act IV, Scene iii
Act V, Scene ii
Act III, Scene iii
3
In which scene is Cassio dismissed?
Act II, Scene i
Act III, Scene i
Act II, Scene iii
Act I, Scene iii
4
Othello: 'Keep up your bright swords, for the ____ ___ ___ ____.'
dew will rust them
dew will cover them
fight would be lost
men will soon leave
5
Othello: 'And yet, how nature ____ ____ _____.'
going against itself
turning against itself
moving from itself
erring from itself
6
Iago: 'Even now, now, very now, an old black ram is ____ ___ ______ ____.'
tupping your white ewe
sleeping with your daughter
taking your white ewe
taking away your daughter
7
In which Scene do the Venetian fleet arrive safely in Cyprus?
Act II, Scene ii
Act II, Scene i
Act I, Scene iii
Act II, Scene iii
8
How did the Elizabethans imagine the devil to look?
red
white
invisible
black
9
Cassio: '_____, ______, ______! O, I have lost my _______.'
position
reputation
general
horse
10
What could the strawberries on the handkerchief be a metaphor for?
The stains on bedsheets from the wedding night.
The greed of Desdemona.
The blood from Iago stabbing Roderigo.
The garden of Eden.
11
In which scene does Iago kill Roderigo under cover of night?
Act IV, Scene ii
Act IV, Scene iii
Act V, Scene ii
Act V, Scene i
12
Othello: 'When I love thee not, / _____ is come again.'
redemption
slavery
madness
chaos
13
What did Venice symbolise to the Elizabethan mind?
Law and order.
Death.
Chaos and madness.
Sin.
14
Where does Othello tell the senate how he won Desdemona?
Act I, Scene ii
Act II, Scene i
Act I, Scene i
Act I, Scene iii
15
Who ORIGINALLY sang 'The Willow Song'?
Emilia
Desdemona's mother
Emilia's mother
Barbary - Desdemona's mother's maid
16
Iago: 'These Moors are _________ in their wills.'
changeable
uncertain
untrustworthy
uncontrollable
17
Iago: 'The Moor, howbeit that I endure him not, / Is of a ____ _____ _____ nature'
peaceful, happy, noble
constant, peaceful, loyal
noble, peaceful, happy
constant, loving, noble
18
Othello: '______ am I in my speech, and little blessed with the soft phrase of peace.'
Uneducated
Poor
Slow
Rude
19
When do Iago and Roderigo rouse Brabantio, to tell him of his daughter's flight?
Act I, Scene ii
Act I, Scene i
Act I, Scene iii
Act II, Scene i
20
TRIVIA ROUND: Whose name means 'ill-fated'?
Bianca
Desdemona
Othello
Iago
21
Othello: 'This look of thine will ____ ____ ____ ___ _____'
cast me into hell forever
damn my soul to hell
hurl my soul from heaven
curse me for all eternity
22
In which scene does Othello overhear Cassio talking about 'Desdemona' (actually Bianca)?
Act III, Scene ii
Act IV, Scene i
Act IV, Scene ii
Act III, Scene iii
23
What does Cassio's fall from grace foreshadow?
Othello losing his position.
Othello's epileptic fit.
Emilia's death.
Desdemona's death.
24
QUOTATION ROUND: 'Then must you speak of one who loved not wisely, but ____ ______.'
too much
very much
a lot
too well
25
What did Cyprus symbolise to the Elizabethan imagination?
A break away from order and harmony (towards chaos).
Jealousy.
Death.
Law and order.
26
In which scene does Iago tell Othello to 'beware jealousy', the 'green-eyed monster'?
Act III, Scene iii
Act III, Scene i
Act III, Scene ii
Act III, Scene iv
27
What is the only prop that Iago uses in order to convince Othello of Desdemona's infidelity?
A rose.
A handkerchief.
A letter.
A strawberry.
28
In which scene does Othello have an epileptic fit?
Act IV, Scene ii
Act IV, Scene iii
Act V, Scene i
Act IV, Scene i
29
In which scene does Othello kill Desdemona?
Act IV, Scene ii
Act V, Scene ii
Act IV, Scene iii
Act V, Scene i
30
What is a Machiavellian villain?
Any villain in a Shakespearean play.
Evil; will act ruthlessly in order to get their way.
One who talks a lot.
Mixture between good and evil.